Betrayed By My Bestfriend; Desired By Her Brother

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ead, searching his face for something-anything-that made the words feel real. But love? Love was

d pressed a kiss to his j

n as he pulled me closer.

st him. "We just finished having s*x Liam,I'

ed, running a hand through my hair.

of his body wrap around me, and pretended-

ce neve

awake. My eyes flickered to Liam's phone, its screen g

wn Ca

new I shouldn't. I should have just ignored it, gone back to sleep. But something

thless, urgent-filled my ear. "You can't keep ignoring me.

od ran

gna

louder and louder, until it

respond.

between us before

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thud. My chest tightened, my breathing shallow. My mind spun, tryi

was carrying

ad never

ing on him. Liam-still fast asleep, h

have shaken him awake, deman

I di

g at the ceiling, willing my

ng, Liam

heavy on my shoulders. A part of me still hoped I had dreamed the whole thing

sat like lea

orse-he was expecting a

the creeping numbness. My fingers tightened

en I s

all

's w

behind in his rush to leave. I flipped it open, expecti

ind his ID was someth

add

mach c

ted me over, always insisting his place was a mess or that he preferred st

ment, I just

have waited for him to realize

t of me-the part that need

keys, I made

to return

was nothing l

den behind towering gates.

swers I was searching for. My heart pounded as I climbed out, my hee

en I s

ar parked in

eath

's

friend

l crawled do

the wallet, nails biting into leath

was here for something innocent. Maybe she had s

the sce

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y perfume-A

out last month. The same perfume I ha

y ears as I took in the scattered evidence-the jacket tossed over a chair, a pair o

urned suf

sitting on the table-the same handbag

pooled in

self, feet carrying me toward

embling as I pushed it o

th

ld sha

narrow gap

ether, bodies pressed

ng against his neck as she whispered something. I couldn't hear it. But

I love

me. My vision blurred, na

riend. My

ple I trust

never taste